Early growth of preterm infants with prolonged hospitalisation
Singapore medical journal
; : 832-839, 2012.
Article
em En
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-335486
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>This study aimed to determine the early growth patterns of preterm infants who required prolonged hospitalisation in terms of body weight Z-score, and to explore the influencing factors and predictors of their growth.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The criteria of enrolment included preterm birth, singleton pregnancy, hospitalisation within the first 24 hours of life, hospital stay ≥ 28 days and clinical follow-up beyond 91 days of corrected age. Body weight Z-scores and the incidence of underweight infants were reviewed periodically, and the influencing factors and possible predictors of growth analysed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Body weight Z-scores of all infants of gestational age (GA) groups kept decreasing, with a trough seen at 36 weeks corrected gestational age (CGA). At corrected full-term, body weight Z-scores for all birth weight groups achieved birth level and were higher than that at 36 weeks CGA. Body weight Z-scores at 61 days corrected age was (-0.300 × GA [weeks] + 0.210 × birth weight [g] + 0.682 × body weight Z-score) at 40 weeks CGA. The cut-off values for body weight Z-score at birth (cut-off, -1.79; sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 91.3%) and 61 days corrected age (cut-off, -1.95; sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 97.1%) were selected to predict the risk of being underweight at 183 days corrected age.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Early growth restriction is a practical problem in preterm infants with prolonged hospitalisation. Body weight Z-scores at 40 weeks CGA and 61 days corrected age can be used to predict body weight gain prior to 183 days corrected age in these infants.</p>
Texto completo:
1
Índice:
WPRIM
Assunto principal:
Singapura
/
Recém-Nascido Prematuro
/
Epidemiologia
/
Incidência
/
Estudos Retrospectivos
/
Seguimentos
/
Idade Gestacional
/
Transtornos do Crescimento
/
Doenças do Prematuro
/
Tempo de Internação
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
/
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Newborn
/
Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Singapore medical journal
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article